Service 08 · Publishing & Editorial Support
Book Editing and Formatting
Give Your Manuscript the Professional Attention It Deserves.
Attention to every detailSpecialist expertiseYour vision, respectedThoughtful creative workProfessional publishing support
We provide different levels of editing and manuscript support, with different specialists handling the relevant areas of work.
This service focuses on manuscript development, language, editorial improvement and supporting author documents. For the arrangement and presentation of your book's pages, see Interior Formatting and Typesetting.
Editorial services
- Developmental editing — high-level feedback on the manuscript's overall development, structure and effectiveness.
- Structural editing — review of organisation, flow and arrangement.
- Line editing — sentence-level clarity, style, flow and expression.
- Copyediting — grammar, usage, consistency and related language issues.
- Proofreading — final checks for errors and presentation issues.
Author and publishing documents
- Synopsis writing.
- Summary writing.
- Book description writing.
- Book proposal writing.
- Query letter writing.
- Other supporting documents, depending on your requirements.
How it works
The steps we follow
- 01
Discuss the manuscript and your goals.
- 02
Assess the material and identify the level of editing or writing support required.
- 03
Assign the work to the appropriate specialist or specialists.
- 04
Complete the agreed editorial or writing work.
- 05
Carry out relevant checks and deliver the agreed files or documents.
What you provide
What we'll need from you
- Manuscript or source document.
- Genre and intended readership.
- Your specific concerns and objectives.
- Required editorial level or document type, if known.
- Any style guide, publisher requirements or formatting instructions.
What to expect
What's included
The agreed level of editorial or writing work, checked and delivered as agreed.
Questions